Maria Diane Taylor (born May 21, 1976) is an American singer/songwriter fro… Read Full Bio ↴Maria Diane Taylor (born May 21, 1976) is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray, with Orenda Fink, and Now It's Overhead, both on Saddle Creek Records. She plays several instruments, including the piano, guitar, and drums. Taylor plays with the high E-string removed from her guitar. Taylor previously dated Bright Eyes singer-songwriter Conor Oberst. She is married to Ryan Dwyer and has two children.

Taylor started her musical career at the age of fifteen in the band Little Red Rocket with Orenda Fink which released two albums on Geffen, Who Did You Pay (1997) and It's in the Sound (2000). The group disbanded during the merging of Geffen with Universal Music Group.

Taylor later moved to Athens, Georgia along with her musical collaborator, Fink where they formed the band Azure Ray.

Taylor released her first solo album 11:11 on Saddle Creek Records on May 24, 2005. The album features Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Gretta Cohn of Cursive, Andy LeMaster and Mike Mogis as both musicians and producers. Grey's Anatomy named its March 31, 2011 episode Song Beneath the Song after a track from the album and also featured the song on the original soundtrack. Taylor later recorded a new song for Grey's Anatomy's 2005 Christmas episode entitled Christmas After All. Her second solo album, Lynn Teeter Flower, was released on March 6, 2007, also on Saddle Creek. A Good Start, the first track, was subsequently named one of NPR's 10 best songs of the year for 2007. The Ballad of Sean Foley was co-written with Conor Oberst. The following year she released an acoustic album titled Savannah Drive with Andy LeMaster which includes stripped-down versions of songs from her first two albums, plus one new track, Tell Me. On March 31, 2009 she released her third full length, LadyLuck via Nettwerk Music Group featuring the song Cartoons and Forever Plans, co-written by and including guest vocals from Michael Stipe of R.E.M.. LadyLuck reached number 48 on Billboard's "Heatseakers" charts.

Overlook, Maria's 4th solo album, was released August 16, 2011. After moving back to her hometown of Birmingham, Taylor was unable to write for nearly a year, eventually composing the entire album over two weeks during a break in touring with Azure Ray. This release marks the first time Taylor produced her own album. Paste called Overlook "her best, most animated collection in years." [19]

Maria Taylor released her fifth solo record, Something About Knowing on October 29, 2013 on Saddle Creek Records.

After moving back to Los Angeles, Taylor wrote and recorded In the Next Life, released December 9, 2016 on her own label, Flower Moon Records. The album features guest appearances from familiar collaborators Joshua Radin, Conor Oberst, among others. If Only (featuring Conor Oberst) was prominently featured in NBC's This Is Us. NPR, who premiered the full album stream, called it "her warmest and most affecting album... filled with gorgeous, touching songs about family, legacy, fear and the pursuit of contentment."

In November 2017, Taylor joined Ben Lee and an all star band of other musicians as Daniel Johnston's back band during the Los Angeles stop of his final tour.

In April 2018, Paste premiered Real Life (Trump Era) from the Friends and Family Vol. 1 compilation, put out on her label, Flower Moon Records. Released May 11, 2018, other contributors included Azure Ray bandmate Orenda Fink, Nik Freitas, Louis Schefano, Jake Bellows[/artist, and more. Flower Moon Records has since re-released Taylor's earlier albums, 11:11 and LadyLuck. On November 11, 2019, Taylor released her self-titled album, Maria Taylor.

Lost Time
Maria Taylor Lyrics

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I never said that it was mine
I was just holding it
If I was lonely all this time
Well, I didn't know it
And if I tried too hard
I'd probably blow it
The rest is just a guess

If it's all just luck
It was tough enough
If we lost some time
Then we'll make it up, up

I never said that it was time
I was just hoping it
If I was always on your mind
Well, you didn't show it
But when I'd shut my eyes
You'd always know it
The rest could be the best

And if it's all just luck
It was tough enough
If we lost some time
Then we'll make it up, up

And a heart that grieves
Gets lost in everything
And a heart in need
Finds hope in anything

If it's all just luck
It was tough enough
And if we lost some time
Then we'll make it up, up
If we lost some time
Then we'll make it up, up

We lost some time
Now we're making it up, up

Overall Meaning

In the verses of the song "Lost Time" by Maria Taylor, the singer reflects on a past relationship and the possibility of lost time. The lyrics express a sense of uncertainty as to whether the relationship was worth the time invested in it. The opening lines, "I never said that it was mine, I was just holding it," suggest that the singer was not committed to the relationship, but was merely holding onto it for a time. However, the lines that follow, "If I was lonely all this time, well, I didn't know it," seem to contradict the previous sentiment and suggest that the singer may have been more invested in the relationship than she initially believed.

The chorus, "If it's all just luck, it was tough enough, if we lost some time, then we'll make it up," speaks to the idea that while the relationship may have been challenging, it was also meaningful enough to try and make up for any lost time. The second verse shifts focus to the other person in the relationship and the singer's desire for them to have been more present within it. Lines like, "If I was always on your mind, well you didn't show it," demonstrate the longing for reciprocity in the relationship. The final lines of the song affirm the desire to move forward and make up for any lost time in the future.

Line by Line Meaning

I never said that it was mine
I didn't claim ownership, I was simply holding onto it

If I was lonely all this time
I may have been lonely, but I wasn't aware of it

Well, I didn't know it
I had no idea

And if I tried too hard
If I put too much pressure on myself

I'd probably blow it
I'd likely fail

The rest is just a guess
The outcome is uncertain

If it's all just luck
If it's all a matter of chance

It was tough enough
It was difficult

If we lost some time
If we wasted time

Then we'll make it up, up
We'll compensate for that lost time

I never said that it was time
I never claimed it was the right moment